The 2023 Allsvenskan is the 99th season of Sweden's top-level football league,

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. A total of 16 teams participated.

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 Augu ...

were the defending champions after winning the title in the previous season.

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is t ...

and

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved members ...

were promoted after finishing first and second in the

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, while

Varbergs BoIS Varbergs BoIS FC is a Swedish football club located in Varberg, the main town of Varberg Municipality in Halland County. Background The club was formed at a meeting in the Varbergs Folkets Hus on 25 March 1925. The backbone of the new club was ...

staved off relegation by defeating third placed

Östers IF Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in Association football, football, and playing in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan. The club has ...

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...

clinched their 23rd Swedish championship title and 26th Allsvenskan title on 12 November 2023, the final game day of the regular season, by defeating the other title competitor,

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

, 1–0 at home. This was the first time since

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that the title was decided in the final round, and the first time since 2009 that it was decided in the final round in a game between the top two teams.

were forced to defend their Allsvenskan status in a relegation series and

Degerfors IF Degerfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Degerfors. The club, formed 13 January 1907, is currently playing in the highest tier in Swedish football, Allsvenskan. Background Degerfors IF first played in the Allsvenskan in 1939 maki ...

and

were directly relegated to the 2024 Superettan. The 2023 Allsvenskan season began on 1 April, and ended on 12 November 2023 (not including play-off matches).

Teams

A total of sixteen teams are contesting the league, including fourteen sides from the previous season, and two promoted teams from the

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

All teams are obligated to have the logo of the league sponsor

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as well as the Allsvenskan logo on the right sleeve of their shirt. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Regular season

League table

Positions by round

Results by round

Results

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan will meet the third-placed team from 2023 Superettan in a

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on a home-and-away basis with the team from Allsvenskan finishing at home. The winning team will play in the 2024 Allsvenskan while the losing team will play in the 2024 Superettan.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top assists

Top goalkeepers

(Minimum of 10 games played)

Hat-tricks

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 9 ** Adam Carlén (

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the ...

) ** Jesper Ceesay (

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their ...

) ** Anton Eriksson (

) ** Rasmus Schüller (

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

) ** Robin Tranberg (

) * Most red cards: 2 ** Ricardo Friedrich (

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the clu ...

) ** Anders Trondsen (

)

Club

* Most yellow cards: * Most red cards:

Awards

Monthly awards

Annual awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allsvenskan 2023

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